Tagged: tariffs

Cadet Bone Spurs has erected 25% and 10% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. He has also announced 50 billion dollars in tariffs against China. China has responded accordingly with an announcement of 50 billion dollars in tariffs against the United States. This move has spooked markets, prompted his...

Ian Jack writes about the influences on Brexit, and how the 1980s changed Britain, most of all above the line between the Wash and the Bristol Channel. Between 1979 and 1986, jobs in the manufacturing industry shrank from 7m to 5.1m. Of all the jobs lost, in services as...

In the context of trade, “free” means without tariffs, quotas or other restrictions impeding it between international states. Comparative advantage is having the ability to produce something at a lower price. Alan Blinder writes how it benefits consumers and producers, and how protectionism at best swaps jobs in industries while...

Congress repealed a country of origin labeling requirement for meat sold in the United States, heading off more than $1 billion in tariffs threatened by Canada and Mexico. From UPI: The repeal comes after the World Trade Organization found the labels were unfair to meat producers outside the United...

Falsehood and historical illiteracy are inexcusable in the age of information that we are currently living in. For some reason, people have a knack for believing what they want to believe. This ever changing reality always meets their standards and convinces them they are in the right irrespective of...